The Browling Alley

Time Required: A long weekend (3 days)

Difficulty: Moderate

Unable to decide whether to build a new bowling alley or a new dock for their cottage property, Andrew and Kevin decide to do both, combining two ideas into one. The Browling Alley is a fixed wooden boat dock that also doubles as a ten-pin bowling lane, complete with gutters, a mechanical pinsetter, and a ball return system.

Project Steps

Step 1

A dock is essentially a bowling alley waiting to happen. For The Browling Alley, we want to start by making a multi-section dock that can be converted into various shapes. Each section of the dock will require a set of gutters to keep the balls from falling in the water. At the end of the dock, we’ll need to build a table that will house the pinsetter and ball return mechanism. For the finishing touches, we’ll want to add a lounge area with seating and a solar nacho table to heat up a tasty treat while we’re bowling on the lake.

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About Brojects

Follow brothers Kevin and Andrew as they retreat from their everyday lives to their cottage ‘man’tuary’ where they engage in challenging and often quirky cottage building projects. A hands-on documentary TV series on Cottage Life and CMT. Now airing in the USA on Great American Country as "Lake Guys".

Produced with the participation of the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund